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Feel free to ask any other questions and I'll try my best to answer them.
I apologize if this is intruding on Opsec. But would it be possible if we could get some pics of the bike damages, the shitty amazon helmet and the skating shoes?

Glad your legs aren't broken man. But what if hypothetically they were? What kind of wheelchair would you buy if you were permanently crippled?
 
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I'll spare the details on the driver to simplify the case, though I'll say he's 100% at fault. From what I remember I was about to pass him in the left lane when he merged in front of me, then when I swerved left to avoid him he merged again into the turning lane. I hit the side of his car pretty hard.


Feel free to ask any other questions and I'll try my best to answer them.
Why didn't you pull out the buster sword and ice him?
 
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Here's four reasons why you should wear a jacket, padded pants and riding boots. If I were as lazy about wearing a helmet as I have been about other gear, there'd be a fifth photo in this series of my brains covering the street. I'll definitely be investing in some crush resistant boots as soon as I start riding again.
You should get a car. Motorcycles are not worth the risk tbh
 
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would it be possible if we could get some pics of the bike damages
I'd show the bike but I'm planning on getting the same fairing kit after the repairs are done and I don't want my bike to be identifiable in case some roblox pedo actually tries to assassinate me. It's pretty standard slide damage. Dunno much about wheelchairs.
What's the hospital bill looking like?
$2,800 so far. Still waiting on the ER and ambulance bills. I'm expecting it to be about $8,000 total. My insurance is pretty shitty and I got discharged from the hospital a little earlier than I should've because of it. I had to spend two nights at my grandparent's house with my wounds still bleeding.
protective equipment is not limited to the helmet
Once I'm able to ride again I'll definitely get some more gear. I have armored pants and gloves. I just need crush-resistant boots and a jacket that won't overheat me in 110F Tucson weather.
Basically a collapsed lung not a good thing
The lung injury wasn't too bad. When I was tumbling I broke a lower rib that pierced my lung and made breathing painful for a few hours. It cleared up pretty quickly. Ribs and collar bones are made to be broken and heal quite well on their own.
Will you be getting a payout?
Praying for this. The whole incident is probably going to cost me a minimum of $12,000 in hospital bills, bike repairs, and replacements for everything that got busted. My FitBit (among other things) flew off as I was skipping across the pavement and all the police could find was the strap.
shoulda beeped or pulled the clutch and revved the first time the SUV merged
ngl I usually rev bomb when people do stupid shit like that but I had to focus so much on braking (with both brakes) and swerving without losing traction I couldn't find the dexterity to open the throttle. making emergency maneuvers takes a lot of finesse under life-or-death levels of pressure and you can only focus on so many things at once. i'll be practicing this when i'm back in the saddle
What's the ETA on your big response video to the pedo furtroons now?
I finished the video as soon as I got home from the hospital. I had a sponsor lined up for the video to go live on the 21st but the accident fucked up the deadline and I lost them. My brand manager with Nano Zebra is hard at work finding a new one rn
 
ngl I usually rev bomb when people do stupid shit like that but I had to focus so much on braking (with both brakes) and swerving without losing traction I couldn't find the dexterity to open the throttle. making emergency maneuvers takes a lot of finesse under life-or-death levels of pressure and you can only focus on so many things at once. i'll be practicing this when i'm back in the saddle
I used to race, I work in the industry, and still ride a lot. But my focus is motocross which is very different from riding sport bikes on the street. If you intend to ride your bike a lot, like for commuting, you should get the full gay leather race kit. Its expensive as fuck and it looks stupid, especially on an entry level bike. Its also heavy and inconvenient to change out of once you get to your destination. But I know people who have crashed into brick walls and gotten up and walked away while wearing them. The hedgehog neck protection thing is also important if you high side it or get thrown at high speed even at a low angle.

The compact geometry of a sport bike means that you will never be visible on the road to trucks and SUVs. The bike is too low to the ground and you are basically laying forward on your stomach. A guy on a dual sport is going to be sitting like 3 feet higher than you, so you literally cannot ride with the expectation that anyone will see you. You need to expect to regularly have to swerve to accommodate cars merging into your lane. Sport bikes look cool and even small ones can be insanely fun to ride, but they are just uncomfortable death machines if you dont know how to ride it properly- and it takes a lot of time and practice riding at high speeds to learn how to properly control the bike. The other piece of advice I have for you if you want to continue to ride this bike is to take it (with the gay leather outfit) to a track on a regular basis. You will meet other people who know how to ride as opposed to the complete retards you will encounter on these bikes on the road, you will be able to watch yourself riding and push yourself and the bike to its limit safely, and understand how to control the bike. Its possible to learn how to do this on open roads, but I've never met someone personally who did it that way.
 
I just wiped out on an ebike last week in a park wearing shorts and got possibly the worst road rash of my entire existence on my left leg going less than 30km/h. I also commute with this bike so I feel this was not so much a reminder but rather watching the crash videos in a driving class to reiterate a very serious point.

I am too much of a wimp to ride anything gas powered but even those E-scooters will fuck you up if you're wearing dumb clothes (like me, I was the most dumb). Layer up, friends :)
 
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Man I hope he makes a full recovery. Motorcycle accidents are a bitch. Plenty of those happen even while stationary. Been there, done that.
Just FYI for any kiwis riding on two wheels - protective equipment is not limited to the helmet. Gloves, Pads, Jackets are cheap, fairly comfortable and could save your life. Gloves especially are a must. Sweaty palms and rubber grips don't mix well.
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The lung injury wasn't too bad. When I was tumbling I broke a lower rib that pierced my lung and made breathing painful for a few hours. It cleared up pretty quickly. Ribs and collar bones are made to be broken and heal quite well on their own.

glad to hear you didn't have to much residual pain from the punctured lung and rib. I broke 4 ribs coming off my motorcycle shit hurt for like 6 months after, although no road rash.

Get well dude
 
I finished the video as soon as I got home from the hospital. I had a sponsor lined up for the video to go live on the 21st but the accident fucked up the deadline and I lost them. My brand manager with Nano Zebra is hard at work finding a new one rn

Name and shame the sponsor, it's fucked they wouldn't give you some leeway after almost dying
 
It kinda depended on where you were looking, games like The Complex were mostly dominated by smaller groups of the sperg teens you mentioned and were prime trolling grounds. I think one of the big differences between now and then was the absence of condo games (at least as far as I was aware) where a lot of the current debauchery takes place. They also didn't have the modern issue of the sheer volume of players playing these shitty games back then. I remember Town of Robloxia only having like 400-500 players when I started Roblox, now you've got more than 3x the people currently browsing this forum playing whatever the fuck this is under the top trending section with virtually no moderation.
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